Finsbury Park Tube death: Man dies after being struck by train at London Underground station

A man died when he was struck by a train at Finsbury Park Tube station(Getty)

A London commuter has died after being struck by a train at Finsbury Park underground station after the morning rush hour.

The man was killed after he was hit by a Tube at the station, which serves the Piccadilly and Victoria Lines, at about 10.40am on 5 May. Paramedics tried to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: "BTP officers were called to Finsbury Park Underground station to reports of a person hit by a southbound Victoria Line train.

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 10.43am to reports of someone on the tracks, we sent a number of resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, our hazardous area response team and London's Air Ambulance. Sadly the patient was pronounced dead at the scene."